This yr marks the twentieth anniversary of your debut, iconic album Ashanti. You’re at present within the technique of rerecording the album and regaining possession of your masters. Are you able to inform us what that course of has been like thus far, and have you ever encountered any challenges alongside the way in which?
It has been onerous, due to the way in which my schedule is about up proper now. I’d like to carve out an excellent two weeks to essentially get in and get it accomplished, however I’ve sort of been throughout. Like, I recorded “Silly” in Canada, I recorded “Pleased” in LA, and I believe I recorded “Child” in New York, so yeah, I’ve actually been in every single place.
However [as far as recording the songs themselves] it positively has not been onerous. The recollections come again like, “Oh my gosh, I am unable to consider it. It feels so surreal to be recutting these data!” It is a completely different vibe. It is a completely different understanding now, you realize, simply stepping into as a brand new artist, you by no means know what’s gonna occur. It is a actually cool feeling. The one factor I’ll say, although, is I’ve to recollect to not do my present ad-libs on the data. I am like, “Wait, that is what I do within the present, I’ve to maintain it to the unique.”
